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Design codes currently supported:EN1992-1:2004 - EN 1992-1-1:2004 +A1 Eurocode 2: Design ofconcrete structures Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings.

EN1992-2:2005 - EN1992-2: 2005 Eurocode 2: Design of concretestructures Part 2: Concrete bridges - Design and detailing rules.

The LUSAS RC Frame Design option builds uponthe renowned modelling and analysiscapabilities of LUSAS and extends theengineer’s workflow to allow design codechecking of reinforced concrete members.

Defining reinforcement Define layers of reinforcement by entering rows of table

data (cover, allowance for links, number of bars, bar diameteretc.) for each numbered face in a chosen cross-section.

Bars are spaced equally, and where bars in different facesare shown to clash, end bars from selected faces may beomitted.

Use multiple rows of table data to position bars in multiplelayers within a face, or to specify more dense or sparsereinforcement within a layer. Alternating bar arrangements andmanual bar placements are also supported.

Bar spacing, as used for determination of crack widths, iscalculated by considering where each bar, or any bundled barsare with respect to other bars in the section.

Specify how individual reinforcement arrangements applyover a length of a line, or over multiple lines that represent aconcrete member.

Specify multiple reinforcement arrangementsfor a member (or series of members)

Typical section reinforcement definitions

RC Frame Design

Carry out checking of reinforcedconcrete decks/beams, piers/columns and piles subject tobending and axial force at UltimateLimit State (ULS) and Serviceabilitylimit states (SLS). Regular, arbitraryshaped, tapering and voidedmembers are supported.

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RC Frame Design OptionExtend your workflow from

analysis into RC deck/beam,pier/column and pile design.

View results as Utilisation ratios on

a results viewing layer for a

selected design code, and active

loadcase, load combination or

envelope.

Produce summary information in

tabular and report-based formats

and easily see pass/fail values

Create design reports individually

or append them to the report for

the whole model.

Mix summary reports for the

whole structure with detailed

reports of critical members.

Create templates to speed

reproduction of similar content.

Learn it fast. Existing users can

easily apply the new RC frame

designer because it works in a

similar way to other tools they

have become familiar with.

Design codes supported

EN1992-1:2004 - EN 1992-1-1:2004 +A1 Eurocode 2

EN1992-2:2005 - EN1992-2:2005 Eurocode 2

“The capacity of the RC framedesign module to deal withcomplex section geometryhas been fundamental inallowing us to carry outdesign checking of theindividual members of thestructure within a limited timescale. Its use isstraightforward, from the definition of the geometricproperties, to the post-processing and viewing of the results.Ultimate and serviceability limit state checks can be viewedby either plotting contour maps of the utilization coefficienton members of the structure, or by tabulating all or selecteddetails for members of interest and including that data in amodel calculation report.”

Carlo Margheriti, Senior Engineer, Alhambra srl.

User testimonial

Viewing design results Select results components for individual design checks, and obtain maximum

utilisation factors in all, or selected members.

View results as Utilisation ratios on a results viewing layer for a selected designcode, and active loadcase, load combination or envelope.

Produce a tabular summary of design check results for selected members andloadcases, view detailed results and generate interation diagrams.

Save results for use with Microsoft Excel, or add them to a model report, andeach time the report is generated the reported design data will be automaticallyupdated to match the current state of the model.

View design check results in tabular form

Examine detailed results Display interaction diagrams

... with design codes for the USA,

Australia, Canada and India

scheduled for future releases.